Fotbal Club Rapid 1923, commonly known as Rapid București or simply as Rapid, is a Romanian professional football club based in Bucharest, that competes in the Liga I. It was founded in 1923 by employees of the Grivița workshops as the Asociația Culturală și Sportivă CFR.
FC Rapid București
Iuliu Baratky, "The Blonde Wonder of Giulești"
Dan Coe, the captain of the squad that won the first title; fans still sing his praises.
Valentin Stănescu, a former player and the coach that won the title with Rapid in 1967; the stadium was renamed after him.
The Liga I, also spelled as Liga 1, is a Romanian professional league for men's association football clubs. Currently sponsored by betting company Superbet, it is officially known as the SuperLiga. It is the country's top football competition, being contested by 16 clubs which take part in a promotion and relegation system with the Liga II. The teams play 30 matches each in the regular season, before entering the championship play-offs or the relegation play-outs according to their position in the regular table.
Olympia București, the 1909 champions.
UTA Arad during 1946–1947.
CFR Cluj (pictured at Stamford Bridge in a 2008–09 UEFA Champions League match against Chelsea) won eight championships under the new name of Liga I.
